I have some local knowledge of the issue, because I live in South Lanarkshire and have seen part of the project in the Rutherglen area.South Lanarkshire Council is also carrying out a major programme of work on its primary schools, outwith the PPP project, which will see 69 new-build schools and the refurbishing of the rest. That illustrates the variety of funding options that are available to local authorities for the improvement of school estates; the scale of the legacy of poor school buildings that was left by previous Governments; and the extent of the resources that have been made available by the Scottish Executive.Whether schools are procured under PPP or under other arrangements, it is for local authorities to identify their priorities, to specify what their requirements are and to take account of the wider public interests that there may be in any development proposal involving a school.